Stephanie Phonvongsa explains the redistricting proposal to a gathering audience. Photos: Robert Mills By Robert Mills Nine students met on the steps of Old City Hall Tuesday to submit their redistricting proposal to Berkeley City Council. Their pitch came early in the game – with the deadline for initial submissions agreed at last night’s council meeting […]
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Cal leaders push to put student on Berkeley City Council
Will a student ever sit on Berkeley City Council again? In the 15 years since Berkeley adopted City Council districts, no student has been elected to the post even though they make up a quarter of the population. Now a coalition of UC Berkeley student leaders is aiming to change that. The group hopes to […]
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Berkeley City Council meeting, June 28, covered live
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Two Berkeley council members visit the White House
Darryl Moore will attend a Pride Month reception at the White House on June 29 “I am going to wear my charcoal gray suit with a bright color shirt. We are really excited.” So says Darryl Moore who is celebrating Pride Month with a visit to the White House. Moore, a gay African American councilmember in […]
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City workers make sacrifices, help alleviate budget crisis
Berkeley City Manager Phil Kamlarz: grateful to city employees for making cuts. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel The city could achieve annual savings in excess of $4 million, if an agreement reached this week with more than 500 city employees on salary cuts and pensions is also adopted by other union members, according to City Manager Phil […]
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Have your say on City decisions and bullying at school
Take the survey on bullying in Berkeley schools Two online resources are currently open to Berkeleyans to enable them to make their views known on, respectively, decisions on the City Council’s next agenda, and the issue of bullying and how it is dealt with in Berkeley schools. Berkeley councilmembers Susan Wengraf and Gordon Wozniak are […]
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City votes to raise parking fees in downtown zone
Around 750 spaces in a "premium" parking zone in Downtown will cost $1.75/hour rather than $1.50/hour. Photo: Tracey Taylor Berkeley City Council Tuesday voted to raise hourly parking rates by 25 cents to $1.75 an hour within a pre-determined “premium” zone in Downtown in order to raise an estimated $125,000. The area where the new […]
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A councilmember takes to Twitter, other officials lag
Kriss Worthington's Twitter page: the councilmember sent out 15 tweets on his first day in the Twitterverse Councilmember Kriss Worthington took to the Twitterverse on Thursday, and he did so with a vengeance. Worthington signed up for Twitter in the morning, and began sending out a steady stream of tweets. “Congratulations to Berkeley High RISE students […]
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On the table: the future of West Berkeley
Manufacturing businesses and vacancies on Carleton Street in West Berkeley/Photo: John Osborn By John C. Osborn The Berkeley City Council held the first of two public hearings Tuesday about proposed changes for West Berkeley that could drastically alter the landscape of the city’s economy in years to come. The changes would relax protections that have been […]
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Special council session to consider employee benefits
City Auditor Ann-Marie Hogan The City of Berkeley’s unfunded liability for employee pension benefits will be the focus of a special City Council work session at 5:30 p.m. before the regular council meeting next Tuesday. In an email about the session, City Auditor Ann-Marie Hogan wrote, “The City Council, City Manager, and City employees will […]
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Berkeley City Council tables WikiLeaks resolution
A resolution to brand Pfc. Bradley Manning a hero brought out both supporters and critics. Photo: John C. Osborn By John C. Osborn The Berkeley City Council voted last night to table a controversial resolution calling for the release of alleged military whistle blower Private Bradley Manning from military prison and to honor him as a […]
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Citizens’ sunshine law to go on 2012 ballot
By John C. Osborn After 10 years of discussion and 24 draft ordinances, the residents of Berkeley will soon be able to vote on a new open records law. On Tuesday December 14, the Berkeley City Council will vote to place the “Berkeley Sunshine Ordinance,” a citizens’ proposal to make Berkeley city government more transparent, on […]